I spent a couple of years very, very sick. I was very thankful to have largely recovered. I am much more aware of my limits now. I\u2019m about to go do something very difficult yet again. I am grateful to have the energy and resources and environment to now do those things well. <\/p>
Mostly, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s more I could have hoped for at this stage in my life than to be healthy, and to be in a time and place of my life and in the world where I generally feel like I\u2019m on the cusp of.. something I\u2019m excited about.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116692926187576391","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116692926187576391","objectType":"note","content":"
I spent a couple of years very, very sick. I was very thankful to have largely recovered. I am much more aware of my limits now. I\u2019m about to go do something very difficult yet again. I am grateful to have the energy and resources and environment to now do those things well. <\/p>
Mostly, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s more I could have hoped for at this stage in my life than to be healthy, and to be in a time and place of my life and in the world where I generally feel like I\u2019m on the cusp of.. something I\u2019m excited about.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116692926187576391","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116690088483853632","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12699611"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-04:objectType=thread:nonce=9bba0efac6c0968b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12701857","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-04T17:05:49+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116692926187576391"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/lkanies","displayName":"Luke Kanies","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53917-original-tmp20221206034603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53917-96-20221206034603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53917-48-20221206034603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53917-24-20221206034603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53917"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53917-96-20221206034603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I\u2019m a tech founder and recovering SysAdmin. I helped found DevOps and grew up in open source. These days I am convalescing from a decade of physical and mental neglect while running Puppet.I sometimes write about startups, founders, and other topics I like.I am an angel investor, mostly in areas of expertise (infrastructure and dev tools) and interest (local first software and power tools).I am generally default-accept on first conversations.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@lkanies","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"lkanies","displayName":"Luke Kanies","note":"I\u2019m a tech founder and recovering SysAdmin. I helped found DevOps and grew up in open source. These days I am convalescing from a decade of physical and mental neglect while running Puppet.I sometimes write about startups, founders, and other topics I like.I am an angel investor, mostly in areas of expertise (infrastructure and dev tools) and interest (local first software and power tools).I am generally default-accept on first conversations."}},"content":"
@skinnylatte<\/a> it is super awesome you have gotten to this point. I am very happy for you \ud83e\udd17<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/lkanies\/statuses\/116690380235480004","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/lkanies\/statuses\/116690380235480004","objectType":"note","content":" @skinnylatte<\/a> it is super awesome you have gotten to this point. I am very happy for you \ud83e\udd17<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12699840","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116690039163484654","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116690039163484654"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-04:objectType=thread:nonce=9bba0efac6c0968b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12699840","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-04T06:18:43+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12699840"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. 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(Whether or not I can is another thing..) <\/p> But frankly, I\u2019m a little surprised that we managed to survive this horrible period with so many things stacked against us. <\/p> I shudder to think about what it\u2019s like right now to be laid off in tech and having to check \u2018needs visa sponsorship\u2019 and needing everything to close (including offer + visa) within 60 days, or else GTFO<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116690088483853632","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116690088483853632","objectType":"note","content":" Today, I went to a federal building to request that they issue me a new social security card that is unrestricted, that doesn\u2019t have \u2018only valid with work authorization\u2019<\/p> It means I can exist here without needing to work! (Whether or not I can is another thing..) <\/p> But frankly, I\u2019m a little surprised that we managed to survive this horrible period with so many things stacked against us. <\/p> I shudder to think about what it\u2019s like right now to be laid off in tech and having to check \u2018needs visa sponsorship\u2019 and needing everything to close (including offer + visa) within 60 days, or else GTFO<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12699611","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116690039163484654","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116690039163484654"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-04:objectType=thread:nonce=9bba0efac6c0968b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12699611","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-04T05:04:08+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12699611"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/winterknight1337","displayName":"WinterKnight :donor:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/283972-original-tmp20240925183700.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/283972-96-20240925183700.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/283972-48-20240925183700.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/283972-24-20240925183700.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"283972"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/283972-96-20240925183700.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Long time dumpster fire connoisseur.MN and IN CCDC Red Team Lead.Associate AdSim Consultant at SpecterOps. Opinions are my own, not of any other entity.","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@winterknight1337","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"winterknight1337","displayName":"WinterKnight :donor:","note":"Long time dumpster fire connoisseur.MN and IN CCDC Red Team Lead.Associate AdSim Consultant at SpecterOps. 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